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Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1997•30m•7.5/10

Ratings

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7.5/10(2)

Monkey Business is a long-running TV series about the exploits of various primates who reside at Monkey World, a rescue centre and sanctuary for primates in Dorset, United Kingdom. The series features Jim and Dr. Alison Cronin, directors of Monkey World, as they travel around the world rescuing primates from lives of abuse, and returning them to Monkey World. Their goal is to rehabilitate the rescued primates and allow them to live in as natural a habitat as possible, being part of a group and living with friends of their own kind.

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Production

Tigress Productions, Athena Films, Meridian Broadcasting Ltd

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

August 10, 1997

Last Aired

September 3, 2006

Networks

ITV1, Sky One, Animal Planet, National Geographic

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 1997-08-10
Documentary strand on a Dorset chimpanzee sanctuary. Chimp Charlie - which has been affected by a cocktail of drugs - throws a fit, causing chaos among the other apes.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Charlie the reformed junkie chimp has his eyesight tested at the Dorset wildlife sanctuary, while a miserable capuchin monkey arrives unexpectedly, and keeper Mike is assigned to look after a pair of love-struck orang-utans.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
The orang-utan love affair develops as two chimpanzee clans are prepared for their first meeting, and a lemur keeper hand-rears some rejected babies.
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
There is trouble in store when the two chimpanzee clans are introduced. The respective leaders engage in a face off in the outside enclosure.
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Paddy is accepted as the chimpanzee group's leader. Meanwhile, all is not well with the orang-utan couple's relationship.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Charlie befriends a rescued chimp from Spain, the two orang-utans make up and Jimmy starts a new relationship.
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Keeper Jeremy lavishes care and chocolate on chimpanzee Charlie following the amputation of his finger. Naughty Jimmy is put in the misfit group as punishment, where he gets a taste of his own medicine, while a lemur's stay in new accommodation is cut tragically short.

Cast

Chris Serle

Chris Serle

Self (Voice)

Jeremy Keeling

Jeremy Keeling

Self

Alison Cronin

Alison Cronin

Self

Jim Cronin

Jim Cronin

Self

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